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Monday, August 18, 2008
Will CCPS do it?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
While SACS decides the fate of Clayton County Public Schools, a judge decides the fate of the four remaining board members.
Most of the board members who got us to this point in time are gone or will be by January, which should help make them less “dysfunctional” as determined by SACS. However, two remain from the old regime and recall efforts against A. Michelle Strong (District 1) and Sandra Scott (District 9) have not been abandoned.
“There was a lot of concern, but little action in both elections. We’re using that as a measure to decide if a recall will be successful or not,” says Maggie Martinez, Chairperson of the District 1 recall effort. “It would be prudent to wait on the final decision of the administrative judge and decide what to do from there. We will also factor in Michelle Strong’s decision after September 1 and the results of the special election.”
Some good news is auditors did not believe school officials intentionally falsified attendance records as SACS suspected, although there was evidence of cronyism and other unethical behavior. More good news is 91 percent of our teachers signed on for another year, and the district was able to bring in 400 new teachers despite the accreditation threat, according to the AJC.
Hopefully these things, along with several newly elected board members and 2,300 pages of evidence, will be enough.
I must congratulate students who took control of their destiny by taking part in Clayton State University’s joint enrollment program, as well as those student athletes who were able to move on. It is too bad that CCPS could lose top students, but if I were a student or their parent(s), I’d do what was in the pupil’s best interest.
Do you have children in CCPS, or did you remove your child? Do you believe this administrative hearing will be a factor in SACS decision? Do you think CCPS will keep accreditation or get probation? If you live in Districts 1 or 9, will you support a recall at this point?
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